The Chesapeake Bay Trust, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Charles County, Frederick County, Harford County, Montgomery County, and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, and other partners announce a Request for Proposals for its Restoration Research award program. The goal of this research program is to answer several key restoration questions that are a barrier to watershed restoration project implementation. Funding partners hope that answering these questions will ultimately lead to increased confidence in proposed restoration project outcomes, clarification of the optimal site conditions in which to apply particular restoration techniques, information useful to regulatory agencies in project permitting, and information that will help guide monitoring programs. This program supports the Pooled Monitoring Initiative that is designed to connect key stormwater and stream restoration questions posed by the regulatory and practitioner communities with researchers. This program also supports research for pollutants of emerging concern, “trade-offs” and more. Each year the top research questions are added to this RFP and some years past research questions are cycled off while we await findings to inform the next question’s iteration. The Pooled Monitoring Initiative pools funding resources to answer your top research questions and deliver the results back to you for use.
What this funds: Research to address one or more of the key restoration questions listed in the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Who can apply: Both not-for-profit entities (academic institutions, non-profit organizations) and for-profit entities are permitted to apply.
How much can be awarded: Funding partners have allocated approximately $1.3 M for this research program. Literature reviews will be funded at up to $50,000 and there is no cap for research projects.
Is match required? Match is encouraged but is not required.
Information Session: An online information session will be held January 5, 2024, from 12pm to 1pm EST. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rceygqzMjGtwSlMQPgyiWjTKqRj3q7Jx4
Deadline: January 25, 2024, at 4pm EST
How to apply: The RFP and link to apply is online at https://cbtrust.org/grants/restoration-research/
Application Process: The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s applications are all submitted through an online system. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact this program’s manager, Sadie Drescher at 410-974-2941, ext. 105.
